Katanagatari
Katanagatari: Sword Tale

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Duo of protagonists travel the country to collect certain items. Both of these works feature interesting original concepts, and the fights have more dimension than just show of strenght and often the battles are way for the characters to grow. 

The tale of an unusual protagonist with certain deficit/not exactly normal character trait, a story of a revenge. Both include delightful plot twists, so if you're into that style of writing you might enjoy these. 

A swordsman leaves his home to embark on a journey across historical Japan with his mind set on a single goal. There are interesting characters and duels along the way and the protagonist grows with each encounter. Even the titles of each work are interchangeable to an extent (they are both sword-tales where the protagonist is a vagabond). The main difference is that one is a light novel while the other is a manga. 

A tragic relationship between duo of protagonists, emotions and ruthless storyline that has delightfully unexpected twists. 

Duo of protagonists - a highly intelligent girl and her "retainer", a man that doesn't have exactly normal personality and seems detached from the society. Both are also novels written by the same author, so if you like the writing stile of Nisioisin, you'll enjoy them. 

Similar dynamics between the main characters as the man and the woman travel through the country together. 

- 1 boy & 1 girl vs. the world - The girl is a strategian, and the boy is the one who fight - Both mainly focus on dialogue, though they have action genre 

If you enjoy Nisioisin's style of writing that is full of plot twists, meta commentary, unique characters and worldplay, you will certainly enjoy these novels.